Monday, April 18, 2022

Poem: “On Letting Easter In” by Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB

 When dawn stands still with wonder 

when birds jubilate in trees 

when buds hurry into blossoms 

and grass starts wearing green 

I always know that Easter wants to come again.

 

But deeper yet and richer still 

When Jesus, imprisoned in me, 

asks me to roll away the stone 

that locks him in 

then Easter wants to come again.

 

So, let it come 

It’s one dawn past rising time 

and Resurrection is the wildest news 

that’s ever touched 

this crazy, mixed-up world. 

It says, yes! 

when everything else says, no! 

It says, up! 

when everything else says, down! 

It says, live! 

when everything else says, die! 

Easter’s standing at your door again, 

so don’t you see that the stone has got to go? 

That stone of fear 

of selfishness and pride 

of greed and blindness 

and all the other stones 

we use to keep Jesus in the tomb.

 

So here’s to rolling stones away 

to give our Lord the chance He needs 

to rise and touch 

a troubled, lonely world. 

Some call it Resurrection. 

It’s wild with wonder, 

It’s beautiful and real 

Intent on throwing life around 

it touches and it heals!

 

Yes, Easter, you can come 

An angel of life I’ll be. 

I’ll roll the stone away 

and set you free.

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